CFP: Women of Color Caucus (11/21/05; MELUS, 4/27/06-4/30/06)

The MELUS (Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literatures of theUnited States) WOCC (Women of Color Caucus) invites proposals for twosessions at the MELUS 20th Annual Conference, from April 27-30, 2006,hosted by Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. Both sessionsengage with the conference theme of "Crosscurrents: Navigating theMainland and the Margins in U.S. Ethnic Literatures."

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The Tenth Annual MELUS WOCC Roundtable: "At Ten Years: Where have wecome from, where are we going?"-This discussion will focus on academicsurvival and highlight strategies employed by women of color as theyhave struggled to create safe spaces over the past ten years.Participants are asked to pre-submit questions and topics for discussionso that issues can be grouped thematically. This session will feature an"open mic" to encourage diverse ideas and perspectives. =20

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"Women of Color (Re)Inscribing the Disciplines"-How have the writings ofwomen of color impacted our readings of American ethnic literatures andforced us to reconsider disciplinary approaches? Interdisciplinarytrends including women of color feminisms, sexuality studies anddiaspora studies-among others-may be considered.

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All proposed topics and abstracts (250 words) should be submitted toTrina Philips at phillips.564_at_osu.edu by November 21st. Questions aboutthe sessions or the WOCC should be directed to Georgina Dodge atdodge.20_at_osu.edu.=20